CIA Director Meets Venezuela's Acting President in Historic Talks
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Firstpost•17-01-2026, 00:17
CIA Director Meets Venezuela's Acting President in Historic Talks
- •CIA Director John Ratcliffe met acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas, marking the first high-level US engagement since Nicolás Maduro's capture.
- •The two-hour meeting, urged by President Donald Trump, aimed to signal Washington's interest in improving US-Venezuela relations.
- •Ratcliffe discussed potential economic collaboration and urged Venezuela to prevent the return of American adversaries like drug traffickers.
- •Rodríguez advocated for opening Venezuela's state-run oil industry to more foreign investment during her state of the union address.
- •The meeting is seen as a pragmatic step by Trump to stabilise relations with Venezuela's new leadership, despite opposition leader María Corina Machado's Nobel recognition.
Why It Matters: CIA Director's visit to Venezuela signals a new chapter in US-Venezuela relations post-Maduro.
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